Events
Event highlights
These are just a few of the upcoming events on Rutgers' campuses. For more events, view the universitywide calendar. To add an event, you will need a Rutgers NetID and password.
Science and women: a perfect match
Thursday, May 28
11:30 a.m.
145 Bevier Road
Piscataway
The New Jersey Women in Science Reception.will offer a networking opportunity for female scientists of all levels and backgrounds to connect with colleagues and students in the area. Debbie Goldstein will offer a presentation on “Managing Difficult Conversations: At the Lab and in the Home.” The event is cosponsored by RU FAIR, Bio-1 Wired, and the Office for the Promotion of Women in Science, Engineering & Mathematics.
For information, contact Christina Leshko at sciwomen@rci.rutgers.edu or 732-445-1244.
Thinking of going to
business school?
Thursday, June 4
6 p.m.
190 University Avenue
Newark
A graduate business session sponsored by the Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick offers potential students an overview of the school that the Wall Street Journal ranked No. 39 in a list of the nation’s top regional business schools. A member of the school’s admission staff will be available to answer questions and describe the school’s curriculum.
For information, email admit@business.rutgers.edu.
Films for a summer’s
eve
Friday, June 5 to Sunday, June 21
7 p.m. each night
520 George Street
New Brunswick
The New Jersey International Film Festival returns for Summer 2009 with a new line-up of international films, American independent features, experimental and short subjects, classic revivals, and cutting-edge documentaries. The Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center sponsors this longstanding event in association with the Rutgers University Program in Cinema Studies and several other organizations.
“Music Is My First Love,” described as a hilarious music video by Thomas Florek, and “It’s in the Blood: Leon Abshire and the Cajun Tradition” will kick off the season on June 5, with a guest appearance by Florek. Also to be screened that night is “Sounds Good to Me,” a tribute to the passionate voices of college a cappella groups. An appearance by filmmaker Paul Marcus and a performance by the Rutgers a cappella group Deep Treble will highlight the presentation.
Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. A schedule of films to be screened is at the festival’s website. Albert Gabriel Nigrin is executive director of the festival, now in its 14th year.
Bee all you can bee
Thursday and Friday, June 11 and 12
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension
Bridgeton
A two-day, hands-on instructional program for seasoned apiarists will look at “Practical Hive Management Tools for Beekeepers: Beyond the Basics.” The course is designed for those who have fundamental knowledge of the industry and at least one year’s experience in keeping a colony.
A continental breakfast will be provided with registration, and a box lunch will be available on both days.
The Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Office of Continuing Professional Education is sponsoring this program. To make reservations, email ocpe@njaes.rutgers.edu or call 732-932-9271.
Eat (and grow) your
veggies
July 7-Aug. 11
Cook Campus
The diverse food cultures of New Jersey’s ethnic populations are offering new opportunities for vegetable growers, processors, and marketers. “Principles of Vegetable Culture,” an undergraduate course, focuses on the Mid-Atlantic region’s emerging crops. It has a limited number of seats for non-students. The class is suitable for anyone with an interest in the vegetable industry, including gardeners, commercial growers, processors, and consumers.
Participants will also have the opportunity to enhance the quality of their diets by learning the principles of food diversification.
Click here to register online. Classes will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 12:55 p.m.
The summer is made for reading
23rd annual Rutgers–Camden Summer Writers’ Conference
Evening readings
Tuesday, July 7 through Wednesday, July 15
Stedman Gallery and Fine Arts Center
314 Linden Street
Camden
The 2009 Summer Writers’ Conference features readings by staff and students from the conference. The program on Friday, July 10, begins at noon. All other readings take place at 7 p.m. and include refreshments. All evening readings are free and open to the public.
Participating writers include J.T. Barbarese and Hahid Rachlin on July 7; Kathryn Harrison and Tom Sleigh on July 8; Adam Mansbach and Diane McKinney-Whetstone on July 9; Lise Funderburg and Lisa Zeidner on July 10; W.S.DiPiero and Meghan Daum on July 13; Jill Bialosky and Elaine Terranova on July 14; and students from the conference on July 15.
For a full description of the writers and their works, visit the conference website.
These are just a few of the upcoming events on Rutgers' campuses. For more events, view the universitywide calendar. To add an event, you will need a Rutgers NetID and password.
Marking three decades
of theater history
Sunday, June 7
3 p.m.
7 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick
The Crossroads Theatre will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a salute to two members of the Rutgers community: Penelope E. Lattimer, assistant director of the Rutgers Institute to Improve Student Achievement and a former Crossroads president; and Cheryl A. Wall, professor of English at Rutgers and the first president of the theater.
The afternoon show, which includes songs and scenes from Crossroads’ past hits, also will honor Charles Royce, president and chief investment officer of the Royce Funds, and the Prudential Foundation.
Award-winning entertainer Maurice Hines will host the festivities, which will kick off with a private champagne and caviar reception at 1:30 p.m. Reservations are available online or by phone at 732-545-8100.
Election wrap-up
Wednesday, June 3
9 a.m.
Eagleton Institute of Politics
191 Ryders Lane
Douglass Campus
New Brunswick
The Eagleton Institute of Politics will offer an in-depth analysis of voting trends during “Morning After: New Jersey Primaries and What to Watch for in November.” Panelists will be Hazel Gluck, former state Cabinet officer and Republican officeholder; Steve Kornacki, political columnist for the New York Observer and CNN; Jim McQueeny, political analyst with News 12 New Jersey and former chief of staff to U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.); and Michael Symons, statehouse bureau editor for Gannett New Jersey.
John Weingart, Eagleton Institute’s associate director, will moderate the event. The program begins with coffee and muffins at 9 a.m. The program follows at 9:30 a.m. To reserve a spot, register online or call 732-932-9384, ext. 331.
The art of beer
Saturday, June 20
1 p.m.
Cook Campus
112 Ryders Lane
New Brunswick
Can’t tell the difference between a lager and an ale? Want to know more about stout? A tasting workshop will allow participants 21 years and older to sample the complexity of various beers and gain insight into the brewing process.
For information, contact Maryann Schrum at rugardens@aesop.rutgers.edu or 732-932-8451.
Saluting the next
generation of leaders
Friday, June 5
10 a.m.
Allison Road Classroom Building
618 Allison Road
Piscataway
The Rutgers Future Scholars program will welcome its second group of students with an induction ceremony where participants from the initiative’s pilot year will share their experiences. Starting last year, Rutgers committed to choosing up to 200 low-income, academically talented students every year for this mentorship and educational program.
The seventh-graders are eligible for four-year scholarships to Rutgers if they successfully complete the program and are accepted into the university. All of the students coming from Rutgers’ host cities of Newark, New Brunswick, Piscataway, and Camden.
Greeting the youngsters as they begin the program will be Rutgers President Richard L. McCormick; M. William Howard, Jr., chair of the Rutgers Board of Governors; Courtney McAnuff, vice president of enrollment management; and Aramis Gutierrez, director of Rutgers Future Scholars.
Lunchtime serenades
Tuesdays, from June 19 through July 14
Noon
Fine Arts Complex, second floor
Third Street between Cooper Street and the Benjamin Franklin Bridge
Camden
Rutgers–Camden celebrates 15 years of free noontime concerts this summer, beginning with a performance on June 16 by classical pianist Andrew Willis. Concert pianist Molly Vivian Huang will appear on June 23; the Erick Polack Jazztet, featuring mezzo-soprano Susan Polack, performs on July 7; and pianist Bice Horzowski wraps up the season on July 14.
For more information, call 856-225-6176.